Horrible images though I've tried not to seek them out. Murdering people at a music festival ffs. I hope the hostages are being treated with some dignity. Practically (but also fantastically) I'd hope something could be negotiated to get the red cross/crescent or someone in to maybe stem some of the abuses.
Sadly, Hamas are doing what has been shown to work (to a point) for them in the past. Horrific violence focuses attention on the conflict, the inevitable massive Israeli retaliation elicits sympathy and hostage taking has paid dividends for them. Perceived resistance also has made them popular with Palestinians in the past even when it has involved atrocities.
Another issue is that even if both sides stopped the tit for tat cycle of atrocities then Palestinians will continue to die due to the occupation as they do between all the televised horror shows and during the ceasefires. What would be the means by which Palestinians could continue to resist the occupation and improve their lot?
Sadly, Hamas are doing what has been shown to work (to a point) for them in the past. Horrific violence focuses attention on the conflict, the inevitable massive Israeli retaliation elicits sympathy and hostage taking has paid dividends for them. Perceived resistance also has made them popular with Palestinians in the past even when it has involved atrocities.
Another issue is that even if both sides stopped the tit for tat cycle of atrocities then Palestinians will continue to die due to the occupation as they do between all the televised horror shows and during the ceasefires. What would be the means by which Palestinians could continue to resist the occupation and improve their lot?